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ALAD genotypes and blood lead levels of neonates and children from e-waste exposure in Guiyu, China.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 May 2014
Huo Xia, Peng Lin, Qiu Bo, Zheng Liangkai, Yekeen Taofeek Akangbe, Xu Xijin
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Extensive e-waste recycling activity in Guiyu, China, has been conducted using primitive techniques for the last 20 years, resulting in serious heavy metal environmental contamination. A polymorphic variant of the δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) gene has been found to influence lead upta...
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